The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-07
TIE Kew Contribution.


be enacted.
TIE new Contribution.
eAs FRANcIeco, GAL, August g.
william M. Gibson, the deposed Prime
Minister Of the Hawaiian Kingdom,
who was tried on charges Of roboing
the public treasury, and who escaped
from the island after his scquittsl, ar.
rived here from Honolulu on the brig
John d. Spreckels this morning. Be-
sides bringing ex.Pfemier Gibson,
the brig Spreckels brought detailed In.
formation respecting tina new consti.
tuition which King Kalakua was
forced 10 sign by the populsce, as telf-
graphed last night. The new consti-
tntion contains the following chief
clauees: "All men may freely speak,
write and publish their sentiments on
all subjects, being responsible for the
abuse II that right, and no law shall
be enacted to restrain the liberty OF
speech or Of the prrse. No subsidy or
tax OF any description shall be levied
unlets by consent OF the Legislature,
excep, when between sessions Of the
Legislature the eme gencies Of war,
invasion, rebellion, pestilenee or other
public disaster shall srse, and then
not without the concurrence Of all
the Cabinet and Of a majority of the
whole Privy Council. and the Minister
Of Finance shall render dec ared &C.
count OF snch expenditure 10 the Leg
islature. TIE King is commander IN
chief OF the army and navy and OF all
military forces Of the kingdom by sea
and land, but he shall never proclaim
war without the consent OF the Legis-
lature, and no military force shall be
organized except by the authority Of
the Legislature. The King cannot be
be sued or held 10 gccount by any
court or tribunal OF the kingdom. The
Cabinet shall consist Of Minister Of
Foreign Attain, q Minister OF Finance
and an Attorney General, and they
thall be dis Ma sety's special advisors
In the executive Affairs OF the king.
dom and they shall be ex-efiicio mem.
bers OF hiscouncil Of state tnat sf all
be appointed and combined by the
King, and thall be removed by him
upon q vote OF want Of cor fdence
passed by the msjorily Of all the cleo
tive members OF the Legislature, or
upon conviction oil felony, and no 70.
moyal shall have effect unlees Il te
counieislgned 10y member Of the
Cabinet who by that signature makss
himself responsible. The leeislauv We
power OF the kingdom is vested in the
King aud Legislature, which shall con.
sist OF noblee and representatives cit.
ting together.
The legislative body will assemble
biennially, commencing next May.
The Legislature has iull power and
authority 20 amend the constitution
10 specifically provided, aud from
time 10 time 10 make all manner OF
Wholesome lave not repugusnt 10 the
constitution. Every bill which shall
hayeipassed Oh Legislature shall, be.
fore Il becomes Law, bs presented 10
the King. II he approves, he shall
sign IL, and Il shall thereby become n
law; but u he does not he shall re-
torn II with his objections TO the
Legislature. which shall enter ths OBJ.
sclions at large on their )urnal aud
proceed 10 reconsider IT, II, after
such reconsideration, II shall be
approved by two-third vote Of
all ihe elective members OF the
Legislature 10 shall bsoJ q law.
Toe succeeding four s0uses provide
thit = majority oil the Assembly shall
ldge Of the q Publications OF itI mem
bsrs, and provides for the election OF
twenty four mobiles and twenty.four
Representatives OF the people. The
twenty.four Representatives are 10 be
Elected biennially. The constitution
then reads: Al tina first election held
under the con,tltutlon the nob'es
shall be elected b serve until the gen.
sral election to the Legislature for the
year 1890, at which, election, and
tberesiter, the mobiles shall be
elected ut the sams time aud place a.
the Representatives. At the election
Of 1890, one-third OF the mobiles shall
be elected for two years, one third
for four years aud one-third for
six years, and electora shall ballot
for them for such terms respectively
and al all subsequent general elections
they shall be elected for six yeara.
The mobiles shall esTye without pay.
The Judicial power Of the kingdom
shall be vested in one Supreme Curt
and In such inferior courts A. the Leg
Stature may from time 10 time estab.
lish. Al laws now IN Iorcs In this
kingdom shall continue and remain in
iull effect until altered or repealed BY
the Legislature, such parts only ex'
cepted az are iepugnsut 10 this con.
sttulion. All laws heretofore en- cled
or thst may hereafter be enacted which
are contrary 10 this constitution shall
| he null ard void. This constitution
shall be in force from the 7th day
Of July, A. D, 1887, but that there
may be no failure Of justice or incon.